Anti-theft wheel cover

Claim 1

An anti-theft cover for a vehicle wheel comprising a cover body adapted to be applied to the outer face of a vehicle wheel, means around the outer peripheral portion of the cover body for releasably mounting the cover on a vehicle wheel, a metal bracket extending across the central portion of the cover body, said bracket having an outer peripheral portion having a diameter substantially less than the outer peripheral portion of the cover body, means axially connecting the outer peripheral portion of said bracket with the axially adjacent portions of the cover body, said bracket also having a central portion, the radially intermediate portions of said bracket being apertured to form a plurality of circumferentially spaced, readily bendable legs extending between and interconnecting the central and outer peripheral portions of the bracket, the central portions of said bracket and cover body having registering central openings therein, a cover locking member extending axially through said registering openings and having a head portion engaging the axially outer face portions of said bracket surrounding the opening therein, the portion of the locking member extending through said openings being adapted to engage and releasably lock with a cooperating member fixed on the wheel to retain the cover on the wheel in the event of disengagement of the releasable mounting means from the wheel.